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Zülfü Livaneli

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Also known as Güneş Topla Benim İçin

Turkish musician and writer (born 1946)

Person · Open Library

Works
54

Top works

  • Passenger
  • Huzursuzluk
  • Nefesim Nefesine
  • Serenata para Nadia
  • Serenade für Nadja

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Listeners
40,796
Total plays
902,079

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Composer, writer, film director, member of the Turkish delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and Good Will Ambassador of UNESCO, Ömer Zülfü Livaneli was born in Ilgin, Turkey, on 20 June 1946. He was forced to leave Turkey and settle in Sweden in the 1960s because of his political ideas and commitment. He studied music and philosophy in Sweden, and after living for some time in Paris and Athens, he returned to Turkey in 1984 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Z%C3%BC

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Key facts

Born
Ömer Zülfü Livanelioğlu , ( 1946-06-20 ) 20 June 1946 (age 79)
Occupations
Author poet composer politician human rights activist
Notable work
Bliss, My Brother's Story , Serenade for Nadia
Spouse
Ülker Livaneli
Children
Aylin Livaneli
Awards
Barnes & Noble Discovery of a Great New Author Award, 2006 (Bliss) Balkan Literary Award for Best Novel, 1997 (The Eunuch of Constantinople) Yunus Nadi Literary Award for Best Novel, 2001 (Memory of Snow) Orhan Kemal Literary Award for Best Novel, 2009 (Last Island)
Website
www .livaneli .net

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Encyclopedic overview

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Ömer Zülfü Livanelioğlu (born 20 June 1946), better known as Zülfü Livaneli, is a Turkish musician, author, poet, and politician.

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